Chicory: A Colorful Tale

this game is one of the best I have ever played everything about it is amazing. The music is especially amazing and the story. The ending is also super good. You should 100% play it if you're already considering it and even if you aren't you should anyway

the worst part about this game is that ill never be able to play it for the first time again also 10/10 soundtrack the dinners theme goes hard

It's hard to quantify how much I enjoyed my experience with this game. Chicory: A Colorful Tale's painting mechanics are surprisingly in-depth and detailed, and the puzzles are well-designed and had to make me stop and think a few times. Complete with a cast of colorful and multi-dimensional characters, this game is a pure labor of love. Its story is poignant, emotional, and illustrates the importance of self-exploration and healing. It's a beautiful tale that is worth your time and its asking price.

Unique mechanics, beautiful music, moving moments, funny moments, very engaging the whole way through.

THIS GAME IS SO PEAAKKK!! Its beautiful, the mechanics and boss fights are fun, the story is AMAZING, the soundtrack is so good that some of the songs are on my playlist. PLEASE play this its so worth the $20.

This game advertises 10+ hours of gameplay, I spent at least 4 times that on it. Very cute and chill, which was exactly what I was looking for, but tackles real problems that affect artists - and any creatives, really - in a relatable and satisfying way. I really have no complaints on this one, an absolute gem for $10 and certainly worth the full asking price when it's not on sale. I pretty much never leave reviews for games. This one absolutely deserves all the positives it can get.

YES YES YES YES YES Wishes Unlimited puts out top tier game design with cozy pixel art and relatable, huggable characters. I love their works, and Chicory is no exception!

I struggled to find a way to talk about Chicory: A Colorful Tale without just rehashing what I said about Wishes Unlimited’s previous game, Wandersong, versus talking about its unique elements, which is an issue as it would be a massive disservice to Chicory. I hold them both close to my heart and are in my mind both every creative (in ways different and the same!) in terms of storytelling and mechanics, but they have touched my heart for many of the same reasons, so I will try to do the best of both in this review. Chicory is a very charming game with a heavy focus on its story and dialogue, it is full of extremely charming characters and it asks you this: [spoiler] what if the world suddenly lost all colour and the hero that you admire greatly, who is responsible for colouring the world seemingly also gave up their post? And not just that, you decide to take that post up because it’s a dream come true to you, and you want to be able to be of help? But it turns out there is a very understandable reason why the previous hero gave up their post?[/spoiler] Chicory has one of the most interesting and creative main mechanics of any game ever! [spoiler] As hinted at earlier YOU must manually paint in and thus give colour to every part of the world, from the environments to the collectibles to the characters themselves! [/spoiler] Chicory also left an everlasting impression on me with how it showed and handles [spoiler] artists dealing with depression and self-hate.[/spoiler] What’s the point of all this really? I don’t know, but if you played and really liked Chicory, I think you would really like Wandersong and likewise if you played and really liked Wandersong I think you would really like Chicory.

This game is the most fun I’ve had in a while! The score is amazing, the gameplay is fun, but the story is what really got me. 10/10 recommend if you’re an artist!

Super cute game, the coloring mechanic is so fun, and the story is great. Highly recommend to anyone!

so very fun it has the fighting and the storyline but also a nice relaxing coloring part with cute quests and characters

Chicory illustrates (pun intended) the importance of modern day indie gaming and the stories they can tell. Not to be missed.

One of, if not my favorite 2D platformer of all time. Chicory: A Colorful Tale is a charming puzzle platformer that revolves around the concept of art. Don't let that stray you away if you believe you're not good with art though, the game welcomes everyone! And if that is what you believe, perhaps this game would be perfect for you. The game goes through a story where you wield a mystical paintbrush and travel though this world colored to the specific wielder's style. It hosts funny dialog, an amazing soundtrack, and many different puzzles that revolve around the painting mechanic. Whether you like to test yourself with new art tools, or just find fun in drawing simple stick figures, or just like coloring stuff, this is a game I would heavily recommend is worth the play.

Chicory is set in the land of Picnic, where every resident has a name of a food, and each location is titled after a mealtime. The land of picnic is one in a perpetual absence of color, where black and white is the natural state of the world. Centuries ago, the people of picnic rallied around a key figure of the community known as The Wielder, who wields a powerful paintbrush capable of bringing color to this monochromatic world. The story follows a young janitor who cleans the residence of the current Wielder, Chicory. In a rather Fantasia style scenario, the young janitor witnesses all the color from the current world disappear, and thus picks up The Brush, with admirations of becoming The Wielder. The narrative of Chicory focuses on The Janitor, who quickly learns that in addition to the current absence of color, a new threat known as The Corruption, is spreading across Picnic, causing strange distortions to the world. The current Wielder, Chicory, agrees rather easily to relinquish The Brush to The Janitor, so that they can travel around Picnic, coloring back in the world, and stopping the corruption. As The Janitor travels, they meet a cast of colorful characters, many of which are rather anxious about something in their lives, which The Janitor can often alleviate by performing simple tasks for them, such as coloring in their homes, or participating in an art contest. Anxiety is not limited to the villagers of Picnic, as themes such as burnout, anxiety, and imposter syndrome are front and center to the narrative direction of Chicory. While Chicory has struggled with a serious case of artistic block, leading to her wanting to give up on being The Wielder, The Janitor feels conflicted for much of the story, with insecurities over their competency to take up the mantle. However, Chicory never ventures so far as to being a truly dark, or moody game, with most of these inner conflicts being healed through companionship and communication. The gameplay of Chicory is something like a mashup between an adult coloring book and a metroidvania. As The Janitor defeats aspects of corruption, their Brush grows more powerful, unlocking additional methods of world traversal. These include things like a Splatoon style ink swim, to the ability to paint different surfaces. As The Janitor travels Picnic, they can collect a variety of different outfits and paintbrush styles, with Chicory placing a heavy emphasis on artistic expression, letting The Janitor customize many different aspects of their physical appearance, as well as expanding their ability to paint their surroundings with various prints, and colors. The Corruption feature bosses with surprisingly great boss themes, which contrast the usual up beat music which accompanies the otherwise puzzle focused areas of the game. Both the puzzles as well as the bosses offer little challenge, with bosses being impossible to lose against, and most puzzles being solvable with relatively little effort. Chicory: A Colorful Tale is a very cute game, which is technically sound. On these aspects alone, I could see myself recommending this game to certain friends, who tend to prefer these more cozy type adventures. Personally, I would've liked to see a bit more depth to the game, either in the puzzles or the combat; however, I found the overall experience to be positive enough, if a tad boring.

Impostor syndrome? Definitely not something that applies to me, no way

if your artist your going to love trhs game

good game